The Height of Strangeness

Word in, via Variety, that the title of Woody Allen’s new film—which is set in London and features Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, and Freida Pinto—is “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.” Banderas or Brolin? According to IMDb, Brolin is 5’10” 1/2; Banderas is 5’8” 1/2. (Of course, everything’s relative: Allen is 5’5”.)

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